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Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen

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DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

Outgoing DCN chair calls for genuine devo

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 29 September 2025

As he steps down from his DCN role, chair Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen reflects on four turbulent years...

FINANCE

Districts should be rewarded for growing housing

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 04 August 2025

Districts that have proportionately grown their housing by two-thirds more than average councils ...

REORGANISATION

Let's design a future that champions local identity

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 12 June 2025

The danger remains that reorganisation will result in remote councils and simply consolidate admi...

HOUSING

Communities will judge us on the number of homes built

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 23 April 2025

If councils are given teeth to prevent land-banking and slow build-out rates they can help ensure...

REORGANISATION

There's no clear mandate for mega-councils

By By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 07 March 2025

Taxpayers' interests would be better served by not rushing reorganisation, says Sam Chapman-Allen.

DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

There shouldn't be a stitch-up by the Government

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 15 January 2025

Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen says far from seeking to sideline the ability of the electorate to enter t...

REORGANISATION

Let the debate on structural reform begin

By By Cllr Sam Champan-Allen | 13 November 2024

Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen says: 'Strong, localised bodies – be they district councils or something n...

HOUSING

It's essential the Government listens to planning authorities

By By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 03 October 2024

While homes are urgently needed, they should not come at the expense of agriculture, says Cllr Sa...

HOUSING

Reasons for cheer on Government's housebuilding ambitions

By By Sam Chapman-Allen | 20 August 2024

Sam Chapman-Allen's solution to overcoming local housing shortages would be 'greater powers to fo...

WHITEHALL

Government's waste reform timetable is rubbish

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 21 May 2024

The Government's proposed timetable for waste reform is every bit as rubbish as I had feared, wri...

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